alardear Conditional Conjugation
alardear — to boast
The conditional of alardear is regular: alardearía, alardearías, alardearía, alardearíamos, alardearíais, alardearían.
alardear Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional for hypothetical situations ('would'), polite requests, or future actions from a past perspective. For 'alardear,' it could mean 'I would boast' or 'He would probably boast.'
Notes on alardear in the Conditional
Alardear is regular in the conditional tense. The stem is the full infinitive 'alardear', and the endings are standard conditional endings.
Example Sentences
Si tuviera la oportunidad, yo alardearía de mi éxito.
If I had the opportunity, I would boast about my success.
yo
Tú alardearías menos si supieras la verdad.
You would boast less if you knew the truth.
tú
Él alardearía, pero no tiene nada de qué presumir.
He would boast, but he has nothing to show off about.
él/ella/usted
Ellos alardearían si ganaran.
They would boast if they won.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the imperfect subjunctive instead of conditional: 'Si tuviera, alardeaba'.
Correct: For the result clause of a hypothetical, use the conditional: 'Si tuviera, alardearía'.
Why: The conditional expresses the likely outcome of a hypothetical situation.
Mistake: Confusing the 'yo' and 'él/ella/usted' forms.
Correct: Both are 'alardearía', but context or subject pronouns clarify who would boast.
Why: These forms are identical, requiring attention to the sentence structure.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: alardeo
The present tense of alardear is regular: alardeo, alardeas, alardea, alardeamos, alardeáis, alardean.
Preterite
yo: alardeé
The preterite of alardear is regular: alardeé, alardeaste, alardeó, alardeamos, alardeasteis, alardearon.
Imperfect
yo: alardeaba
The imperfect of alardear is regular: alardeaba, alardeabas, alardeaba, alardeábamos, alardeabais, alardeaban.
Future
yo: alardearé
The future tense of alardear is regular: alardearé, alardearás, alardeará, alardearemos, alardearéis, alardearán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: alardee
Expresses wishes, doubts, emotions, or uncertainty: 'Espero que alardees' (I hope you boast), 'Dudo que alardeen' (I doubt they boast).
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: alardeara
Used for past hypotheticals, wishes, or doubts: 'si alardeara' (if I were to boast), 'ojalá alardeara' (I wish he would boast).
Affirmative Imperative
yo: alardea
Use 'alardea' (tú) and 'alardead' (vosotros) for direct commands, and 'alardee'/'alardeen' for usted/ustedes.
Negative Imperative
yo: no alardees
Negative commands use 'no' + present subjunctive: 'no alardees' (tú), 'no alardee' (usted), 'no alardeen' (ustedes).